Israel pulls some troops from Gaza but steps up strikes in the south

Israel pulls some troops from Gaza but steps up strikes in the south

The shift appears to correspond to pressure from Israel’s top ally,the United States,to review tactics and to do more to protect non-combatants.

  • byDan Williams,Nidal al-Mughrabi andArafat Barbakh

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Israel’s slight change of tactics is a double-edged sword

Israel’s slight change of tactics is a double-edged sword

Israel’s decision to recalibrate its strategy to deal with Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon carries the seeds of both hope and further carnage.

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Hezbollah claims rocket attack retribution for ‘martyred’ Australians

Hezbollah claims rocket attack retribution for ‘martyred’ Australians

The designated terror group Hezbollah has claimed it launched rocket attacks on an Israeli village,after an airstrike killed two Australian brothers.

  • byPerry Duffin andRachel Clun
What is Hezbollah? A guide

What is Hezbollah? A guide

Two Australians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. One of them has been claimed by Hezbollah as a fighter.

  • byLucy Cormack
Australians should leave Lebanon now after two citizens killed,federal government warns

Australians should leave Lebanon now after two citizens killed,federal government warns

Militant group Hezbollah said one of the Australian brothers killed in the Israeli airstrike was part of its group,but Sydney-based friends say the other brother killed had nothing to do with terrorist organisation.

  • byOlivia Ireland,Jessica McSweeney andLatika Bourke
Australian killed in Lebanon strike was Hezbollah fighter,militant group says

Australian killed in Lebanon strike was Hezbollah fighter,militant group says

Iran-backed group Hezbollah says one of two Australian brothers killed in an Israeli airstrike was one of its fighters,as Australia urges any citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible.

  • byLatika Bourke andOlivia Ireland
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Australian men killed in Lebanon after suspected airstrike

Australian men killed in Lebanon after suspected airstrike

The Department of Foreign Affairs is investigating the deaths following the airstrike on a city in southern Lebanon.

  • byAlex Crowe
Eight charged over ‘heinous’ shooting of innocent bystanders in Sydney street

Eight charged over ‘heinous’ shooting of innocent bystanders in Sydney street

A Sydney crime gang has been pulled apart after allegedly killing an innocent man,and injuring a couple in a nearby car,in a “callous” shooting.

  • byPerry Duffin andClare Sibthorpe
‘The Seagull 3’:The backstage drama engulfing the STC

‘The Seagull 3’:The backstage drama engulfing the STC

When three young actors stepped forward to take their curtain calls for The Seagull last month,not even Russian playwright Anton Chekhov could have dreamt up the drama that would follow.

  • byNick Galvin andHelen Pitt
Professors named as NSW’s Australians of the Year for life-saving works

Professors named as NSW’s Australians of the Year for life-saving works

Oncologist Georgina Long and pathologist Richard Scolyer have improved outcomes for people with melanoma. They’re now working to save Scolyer from brain cancer.

  • byJulie Power
Hezbollah warns US of regional war risk,Israel hits ambulance convoy

Hezbollah warns US of regional war risk,Israel hits ambulance convoy

Officials said the strike killed Palestinians being moved for treatment at Gaza’s biggest hospital. Israel said it was being used by a “terrorist cell”.

  • byLucy Cormack